India inches closer to non-fossil fuel target as renewable energy capacity crosses 200 GW
Nov 14, 2024, at 02:55 am
New Delhi: India’s total renewable energy capacity has crossed 200 GW (gigawatt), aligning with the country's ambitious renewable energy target of achieving 500 GW from non-fossil sources by 2030.
Apple's operations in India likely to create 6 lakh jobs: Report
Aug 27, 2024, at 11:26 pm
Bengaluru: Apple's operations in India are projected to generate up to 600,000 jobs by the end of this financial year, according to an Economic Times report.
Job creation in corporate sector slows in FY24 to 1.5%
Aug 22, 2024, at 02:37 am
Mumbai: Employment growth in the corporate sector decelerated to 1.5 percent in FY24 from 5.7 percent in FY23, with only 90,840 new jobs created, compared to 3,33,000 in the previous fiscal year, according to a report released by Bank of Baroda on Wednesday.
West Bengal lost 3 million jobs in unorganised sector over 7 years, NSO data reveals
Jul 12, 2024, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal witnessed loss of as many as 3 million jobs from 2015-16 to 2022-23, while Maharashtra gained 2.4 million workers in unincorporated enterprises, making them the worst- and best-performing states, respectively, media reported, citing government data.
Latest RBI job data reveals India's employment growth rate accelerates to 6% in FY24
Jul 10, 2024, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (July 8) showed that nearly 4.67 crore new jobs were created in India during the financial year 2023-24 taking the total number of employed persons in the country to 64.33 crore.
India's manufacturing growth slowest in 3 months due to intense heat wave in May
Jun 03, 2024, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector experienced a slowdown in May, reaching a three-month low, due to an intense heatwave that disrupted production volumes, resulting in a more moderate increase in new orders and output. Despite this, the sector continued to operate in expansionary territory during May, according to a survey.
EPFO adds 15.62 lakh net members in December
Feb 20, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Indicating an uptick in employment, the EPFO has said that it added 15.62 lakh net members during December 2023, which is the highest in the previous 3 months.
Hiring in the IT sector dropped by 21% in December 2023; AI job offers increase
Jan 12, 2024, at 05:56 am
New Delhi: Hiring in the IT sector declined by 21% in December 2023 as against the same month of 2022 and by 4% as compared to the immediately preceding month of November 2023, revealed the Naukri JobSpeak Index.
Nov 11, 2023, at 05:07 am
New Delhi: The MSME sector has achieved a significant milestone by generating over 15 crore employment opportunities, Union Minister Narayan Rane said in a social media post.
Amended PLI scheme for IT sector to produce 3 lakh jobs: Ashwini Viashnaw
May 18, 2023, at 04:50 am
New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that the recently approved modified production-linked incentive scheme for IT hardware manufacturing is expected to create approximately 75,000 direct employment opportunities as well as three times as many indirect jobs.
Around 4000 jobs posted every day during the festive season’22: Report
Nov 03, 2022, at 09:45 pm
Bengaluru: There was an uptick in demand for professionals with around 2 lakh job opportunities being created especially by the SMB’s and MSME’s during the festive season (1st September 2022 – 27 October 2022), according to jobs platform & professional network apna.
96 lakh MSMEs registered on Udyam portal in two years: MSME Secretary
Jul 14, 2022, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Within two years of the adoption of the new definition for MSMEs, and the subsequent launch of the Udyam portal, almost 96 lakh MSMEs, with the employment of 7.34 crore, have registered, Secretary for the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) B B Swain said Thursday.
With 25 lakh interviews in the last qtr, Kolkata among top destinations for professionals
Feb 10, 2022, at 01:17 am
With around 12 lakh job openings, Kolkata recorded more than 25 lakh plus interviews (September December’2021) for various job roles across sectors and industries, emerging as a popular destination amongst job seekers, according to apna.co.
Organisations offering occupational skill training for migrant workers
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the onset of the pandemic induced lockdown, one of the worst affected sectors was the migrant labourers, many of whom had to return to their homes under the most gruelling circumstances.
Indian logistics company holds mega walk-in drive for jobs to boost the distressed market
Sep 29, 2020, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when the pandemic induced financial crisis and job loss are a recurring theme, Gxpress, an Indian logistics company, has dared to walk in the opposite direction.
Dec 06, 2019, at 12:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: To create and support an environment that ensures employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), a nonprofit forum was recently launced in Kolkata.
Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018 – UN labour agency
Jan 23, 2018, at 02:06 pm
New York, Jan 23 (JEN): While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will likely remain high in 2018 – at above 192 million – and it will be harder to find a decent job, the United Nations labour agency reported on Monday.
Despite challenges pharma sector to grow and generate high employment: Experts
Feb 26, 2017, at 08:31 pm
Jaipur, Feb 26 (IBNS): With the initiatives taken by the Government of India on demonetization, introduction of the GST along with Make in India, Smart Cities, Digital India and Startup India have played important role in changing the eco-system and created newer platforms in many avenues including the pharmaceutical sector, experts said.